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About Uraganahalli Village

Uraganahalli is a mid sized village in Sorab tehsil, in the district of Shimoga, Karnataka. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 607, made up of 323 males and 284 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 879 females per 1000 males. The village covers 383.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 577429, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uraganahalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uraganahalli village
Description Value
State Karnataka
District Shimoga
Tehsil Sorab
Pincode 577429
Area (hectares) 383.16 hectares
Population 607
Male Population 323
Female Population 284
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 879
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uraganahalli compares

By the 2011 count Uraganahalli is the 105th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 676 residents. Its 383.16 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Uraganahalli

Uraganahalli is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Uraganahalli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Uraganahalli from other places

Uraganahalli lies about 68 km from Shimoga, and the nearest railway station is Balegundi, about 26 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Uraganahalli
Tehsil headquarters Sorab 6.6 km
Nearest town Shikaripura 26 km
Nearest railway station Balegundi 26 km
District headquarters Shimoga 68 km

Villages closest to Uraganahalli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sorab tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Uraganahalli

As per the Census of India 2011, Uraganahalli village had a population of 607. That makes it the 105th largest of the 273 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 676 residents.

Uraganahalli village has 323 males and 284 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uraganahalli has about 879 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Uraganahalli is 577429. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uraganahalli covers 383.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Uraganahalli falls under Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district in Karnataka.

The nearest railway station to Uraganahalli is Balegundi, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Uraganahalli.

Uraganahalli is about 68 km from Shimoga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uraganahalli is in Sorab tehsil of Shimoga district. Sorab is about 6.6 km away. Shikaripura is about 26 km away. Balegundi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Andige (1.9 km), Devathikoppa (1.9 km) and Hiriyavali (2.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Uraganahalli today is likely to be higher.

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